2008 Fiat Fiorino LCV

Fiat took the wraps off the all-new Fiorino LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) that is aimed towards small-businesses in need of an agile and compact van. Developed in cooperation with the PSA Citroen-Peugeot Group, the compact LCV measures in at 3.86 m in length (150.8-inches) and according to Fiat, it features a 1,5 m (59.0-inches) long cargo bed. The Fiorino is set to go on sale in Italy this December with the rest of the Europe following in early 2008. -Press release after the jump

Via: Autoblog.it , Source: Fiat

Translated Press Release

Fiat Professional introduces the new Fiorino, a new compact, outside large van “within”

Fiat Professional has yesterday introduced the new Fiorino to beyond 600 Italian concessionaires. The convention it has been carried out near the Auditorium of the Ingot to Turin. Next 4 October, the new Fiorino will be introduced to the press to the Transpotec of Milan, the international Hall of the Technologies of the Transports on Road, the Intermodal Services and the Logistics.

Heir of a succeeding model of large, the new Fiorino represents, thanks to the compactness of the external dimensions, to the performances works them and to one modern style and symbol, a completely unknown offer on the market of the small vans.

Developed jointly from Fiat and PSA Peugeot Citroën and realized in collaboration with Tofas, the Fiorino is along in fact single 3,86 meters but it offers inner dimensions optimized (2,5 m3 of volumetria and 1,5 m of inner length) estendibili to 2,8 m3 and to 2,5 m, thanks to the presence of a abbattibile fleeting seat.

Accessibility to the cargo bay is facilitated from flowing lateral doors and posterior clapper doors of great dimensions and from one low cargo threshold (53 cm).

Agile in the traffic and easy to park it offers it appeal to of guide and standard of emergency like one car.

The nside, luminous spazioso and, are work them, ergonomic and comfortable also for an intense one I use professional. Equipments which the power steering, the ABS and the air-bag for leading, are present of series. They are also available, at call, numerous other devices typical you of advanced segments, which the parking sensors, the cetralized closing of the nside separated from the cargo bay, etc

The Fiorino above all characterizes for operating costs many contents, shining, reliable, efficient thanks to motorizations benzine and diesels engine in terms of saving of fuel and rispettose of the atmosphere (4,5 l/100 km of consumption in the cycle arranged and 119 g/km of CO2 for the diesel motor).

Fiat Fiorino will be in sale beginning from beginning December in Italy and subsequently it will be commercialized abroad.